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(...) Well, call it an 'eyeball scanner' or something. I suppose I could equally come down on someone who's made a hotdog stand that doesn't really cook hotdogs, or a minifig Outside Broadcast Unit that doesn't really take live video (oh wait a (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Okay, you made a point. It should be called "cornea photographer" or something like that. Robert Seifert (but still, isn't it good approximation? I mean it's still lego, you cannot expect something such sophisticated as retina scanner. That was what (...) (21 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) You can call it nitpicking if you ignore the implications, but it's like saying you've built a fingerprint scanner when what you're actually doing is photographing the _back_ of someone's hand. From a few basic measurements of the image, you (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) You're right! But, in fact, who cares? I mean, it's kind of nitpicking. In my opinion it's more important if it works or not. Okay, now when I think about it, does it work? Isn't cornea every time little bit different due different light (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) "Performing these experiments not only gives you some clues, it also slows you down from the common frenzy of everyday life, so you can focus on just one thing for a period of time." ROSCO (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek writes: Another site I happened to stumble across (which is so chock full of math gadgets and java applets that I added it to the header...): (URL) this writeup of the problem, along with a simulator for you (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ouch. I haven't had those Win2K horror stories. I got a mouse that hangs, and really slow access to the file system. I need to re-format and reinstall on this Dell Inspiron 8100, and upgrade the desktop. (...) I like 2k a lot better. I just (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) MS burns me to no end-- Win2K on Toshiba 3000 laptop--netmeeting causes BSOD! Beyond that, I finally get laptop just the way I want it (Diablo II, EQ, and Mindstorms/NQC, as well as business apps...) and the DVD Video overlay gets corrupted. (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I'm not too happy with the current installation of Win2K I'm running. But, I'm a bit busy to do something about that right now :( Once I no longer need the secondary machine for rendering (got a feeling that will be never, but I'll have to (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I thought maybe you were having a bad MS day ;-) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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